Stolen Bases : 1989 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"I don't think I stayed for a complete game that first year (in Arizona). But something happened. During the second year, I started watching more intently, listening to the broadcasters talk about strategy. I started getting it. Suddenly, a 162-game season didn't seem ridiculously long anymore." - Richard Ruelas in The Arizona Republic (11-07-2001)
 

1989 Stolen Bases Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Vince Coleman 65 St. Louis Cardinals 1
Roberto Alomar 42 San Diego Padres 2
Juan Samuel 42 Philadelphia Phillies  
New York Mets  
Howard Johnson 41 New York Mets 4
Tim Raines 41 Montreal Expos  
Tony Gwynn 40 San Diego Padres 6
Otis Nixon 37 Montreal Expos 7
Gerald Young 34 Houston Astros 8
Barry Bonds 32 Pittsburgh Pirates 9
Brett Butler 31 San Francisco Giants 10
Lenny Dykstra 30 New York Mets 11
Philadelphia Phillies  
Ozzie Smith 29 St. Louis Cardinals 12
Von Hayes 28 Philadelphia Phillies 13
Milt Thompson 27 St. Louis Cardinals 14
Gary Redus 25 Pittsburgh Pirates 15
Lonnie Smith 25 Atlanta Braves  
Billy Hatcher 24 Houston Astros 17
Pittsburgh Pirates  
Jerome Walton 24 Chicago Cubs  
Dave Martinez 23 Montreal Expos 19
Bill Doran 22 Houston Astros 20
R.J. Reynolds 22 Pittsburgh Pirates  
Craig Biggio 21 Houston Astros 22
Eric Davis 21 Cincinnati Reds  
Gregg Jefferies 21 New York Mets  
Bip Roberts 21 San Diego Padres  



Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five.

The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?

Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).